AI People

Sagnik Nandy

Chief Technology Officer at Docusign, Former Google VP

–Present · American · Distributed systems · Advertising and analytics infrastructure · AI product strategy

Legacy & significance

Nandy spent over 15 years building the infrastructure behind Google's core advertising and analytics businesses, systems used by billions of people, before leading product and engineering at Okta's identity platform and now steering Docusign's shift toward AI-driven agreement management as CTO.

Major achievements & key works

  • Chief Technology Officer, Docusign (2024-present). Leads the company's move from e-signature into Intelligent Agreement Management, applying AI to a widely used enterprise workflow.
  • President and Chief Development Officer, Okta. Oversaw Product, Engineering, and Design for Okta's Workforce Identity Cloud, a leading enterprise identity and access management platform.
  • Vice President of Engineering, Search Ads, Google. Led infrastructure, ads quality, targeting, and bidding for the core systems responsible for a significant share of Google's advertising revenue.
  • VP of Engineering, Display Advertising, Google. Managed Google AdMob, Ad Manager, and AdSense, the publisher ad platforms serving much of the web's display advertising.
  • Distinguished Engineer / Senior Director, Analytics and Measurement, Google. Managed Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, Tag Manager, and related measurement products over a decade-long tenure.

Pivotal turning points

YearEventImpact
2006Joins Google, leading the Analytics and Measurement product suiteBegins over 15 years at Google
2016Becomes VP of Engineering, Display AdvertisingLeads AdMob, Ad Manager, and AdSense
2019Becomes VP of Engineering, Search AdsLeads core Google advertising infrastructure
2021Joins Okta as CTO and President of TechnologyMoves into enterprise identity leadership
2022Named President and Chief Development Officer, OktaCompany-wide product, engineering, and design leadership
2024Named Chief Technology Officer, DocusignLeads Docusign's AI-driven product transformation

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